Fredericksburg Parent

6 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • Stories of Strength Special Issue PUBLISHER Leigh Anne Van Doren Tabitha & Jamie Nelle's mom EDITOR & WEBMASTER Chris Jones Quincy, Hayden & Olive's dad MEDIA & ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Megan Walsh: Mia, Noelle & Adelaide's mom DESIGN & PRODUCTION Cheryl Carter, Owner, Carter Creations Alex, Kate & Jackie's mom SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING MANAGER Lovedy Carroll: Meredith's mom CALENDAR & COOL THINGS TO DO ELETTER Leigha Pecher: Jake & Luke's mom EDUCATION AND INFANT ELETTERS Debra Caffrey: Aidan's mom parent fredericksburg & family Entrepreneur of the Year PROUD FOUNDING MEMBER ADVERTISING PHONE 540-429-3572 EMAIL leighanne@fredericksburgparent.net CALENDAR & SOCIAL MEDIA E-MAIL webmaster@fredericksburgparent.net EDITORIAL PHONE 540-429-3572 E-MAIL fredparenteditor@gmail.com SNAIL MAIL P.O. Box 7884, F'burg, VA 22404 www.fredericksburgparent.net The publishers reserve the right to reject any advertisement, editorial or listing that does not meet the publication's stan- dards. No part of this magazine may be reproduced with out permission. Listing and advertising rates are available upon request. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information con- tained herein, however, the publisher cannot guarantee such accuracy. Listings and advertisements are sub- ject to typographical errors, ommissions and/or change without notice. For terms and conditions please visit our website at www.fredericksburgparent.net © Copyright 2019 Nurture, Inc. All rights reserved. LIKE facebook.com/ FredericksburgParent SIGN UP www.FredParent.net TWEET twitter.com/fredparent PIN www.pinterest.com/ fredparent FOLLOW @fredparentmagazine WRITTEN BY CHRIS JONES editor's note Photo by Corey Miller Photography Happy 2021! In 2020, we watched our communities, state, nation and the world change right before our eyes. COVID-19 changed the way we interacted within our commu- nity whether that was school closure, grocery shopping, dining out or gathering with family and friends. It gave us new tools like Zoom, Google Meet, FaceTime and other virtual meeting software and apps. And what about the new glossary of terms? We learned words and phrases such as wear a mask, curbside pickup, contact tracing, quarantine, social isolation, shelter in place, pandemic, droplet transmission and asymptomatic. Sanitizing went from terminology primarily used in janitorial and health care circles to our everyday life. It shows how quickly and how rapidly things can change. The issue you hold in your hands was something our staff was passionate about creating for you—a 2020 commemorative issue. The last year of life and parent- ing was so unique we felt a special issue highlighting the life during the pandemic within our community was a worthy pursuit. Within these pages, we share inside perspectives of how businesses responded, how teachers innovated, how higher education got creative, and how many other people within the community rose to the challenge of solving problems for others during the COVID-9 pandemic event. And we would be remiss to not acknowledge those heroes within the healthcare community who guided us through, cared for us, saved lives and worked tirelessly while putting their own health at risk for the good of others. We salute you. I hope you enjoy this issue. It's our way of giving you a small time capsule from an anomaly of a year that we won't too soon forget, but that will be in our rearview just as swiftly as the great panic of 2000. of 2020 REFLECTIONS REFLECTIONS

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